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Melon

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5. You didn't say far too many...you said most. You implied most men are idiots and you have to restrain yourself

Reply to PoindexterOglethorpe (Reply #4)

Fri Jun 20, 2025, 01:05 AM

Jun 20

To not say worse. Most men are just fine actually. Most men get about their day without conflict with females and certainly have no difficulty understanding what no means. Some woman overly generalize negative connotations to entire groups but I would easily recognize that most….do not.

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WTH???? A 44 yr old man cannot have a relationship with a 14 yr old girl. [View all] tulipsandroses Jun 20 OP

What I want to say about this would no doubt get me banned here. PoindexterOglethorpe Jun 20 #1

Some people are shit. Full stop. Most men have a "clue" and don't do any of this BS Melon Jun 20 #2

Re: "She didn't say no" - The law says she cannot consent. tulipsandroses Jun 20 #7

It seems to me there are many men with a sick attitude regarding the female and the men who are decent are not the Stargazer99 Jun 20 #11

I honestly would not peg "most men" as perverts Skittles Jun 20 #3

A young poet gets it. LuvLoogie Jun 20 #6

I did NOT say most men are perverts. PoindexterOglethorpe Jun 20 #4

You didn't say far too many...you said most. You implied most men are idiots and you have to restrain yourself Melon Jun 20 #5

Restrain myself? PoindexterOglethorpe Jun 20 #8

This premise is way off course. You've tried to turn a young girls murder about you and your own issues with men. Melon Jun 20 #10

I disagree with you - force can take many forms - like a father or family male can it difficult to say no Stargazer99 Jun 20 #12

I'll go read it again for "force". Melon Jun 20 #14

Whatever happened to calling this "statutory rape" ? Hekate Jun 20 #9

I think it would have if they caught it at that stage. Melon Jun 20 #13

Caught it what stage? What are you talking about here? tulipsandroses Jun 20 #18

Imagine if tomorrow women started murdering and assaulting Scrivener7 Jun 20 #15

He looks nice.... Celerity Jun 20 #16

I don't like the beard, but there's nothing in that face that would Scrivener7 Jun 20 #17